Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India, Dr. L. Murugan, on the second day of his Chaibasa visit, reviewed the development works going on in the district under the Aspirational District Programs on Friday.
The Minister was accompanied by Chaibasa DC Kuldeep Chaudhary, SP Ashutosh Shekhar and DDC Sandeep Kumar Meena and senior officials of the district associated with various departments and schemes. They shared their views and suggestions by reviewing the campaigns being run in Chaibasa related to health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, infrastructure, skill development and financial inclusion and the data related to them.
The Minister closely reviewed the status of health facilities in the district, data related to malnourished children, treatment and management of TB, status of Anganwadi centers, roads, electricity, water, number of schools and their current status, status of self-help groups, number of Jan Dhan accounts, data related to soil health, works related to One District One Product and gave his suggestions.
In his address, the Minister said that the government has to use its strength to make the lives of the people better, the Prime Minister's goal is 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas', and with this aim only we can build a developed India by 2047.
Before the review meeting this morning, the Minister inspected the ITI center operating in the Jagannathpur block of the district. During this, he also interacted with the students undergoing training while observing various trade based workshops in the ITI. After this, he also interacted with the beneficiaries by observing the fish farming work being done through cage culture by the local beneficiary committee in Karanjia of this block.
The Minister also visited "PM Shri School", Tata College Colony, Madhya Vidyalaya located in Chaibasa Sadar. During this, he also interacted with the students studying while observing the science lab, computer lab and the operating classrooms.
The Minister also addressed the media and gave information about the development and better implementation of the key aspects related to the Aspirational District Program.
He instructed the district officials that it is necessary to reduce the rate of drop-down in school. Awareness programs should be conducted to increase the number of beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Yojana, farmers' income should be increased and more employment should be generated by promoting fisheries, animal husbandry and dairy production under agriculture and allied activities. The activities of self-help groups should be improved and it should be linked to 'One District One Product'.
The Minister suggested to further improve the Drone Didi scheme in the district and directed the officials of the Labor Department to run a special campaign to stop child labor.
He also directed to meet the targets of housing allocation to the poor under the PM Awas Yojana in the district and to achieve the target under Jal Jeevan Mission by taking prompt action.
The Minister also held a meeting with the local divisional manager and gave necessary instructions to resolve the problems referred to the railways. During his two-day visit, a large number of people's representatives, beneficiaries of schemes and common people also came to meet him.
Through all the programs organized today, the district administration presented before the minister a picture of the implementation of schemes in the district in various fields such as education, agriculture etc.